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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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