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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition