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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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