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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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