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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition