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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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