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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources