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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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