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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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