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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different 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 we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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