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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition