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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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