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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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