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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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