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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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