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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition