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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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