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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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