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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition