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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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