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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition