Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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