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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition