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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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