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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition