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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the major 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) Definition