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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition