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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)