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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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