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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)