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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition