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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition