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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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