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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education