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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition