Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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