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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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