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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition