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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education