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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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