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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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