Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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