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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition