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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition