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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tunisia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition