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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)