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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies 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 problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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