Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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