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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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