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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition