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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition