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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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