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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition