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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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