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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition