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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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