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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)