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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition