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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition