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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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