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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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