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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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