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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition