Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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