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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition