Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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