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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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