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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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