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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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