Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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