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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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