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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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