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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)