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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)