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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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