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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition