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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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