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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Burundi to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition