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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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