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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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