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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition