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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)