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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). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition