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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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