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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)