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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition