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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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