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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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