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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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