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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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