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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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