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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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