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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition