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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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