Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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