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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition