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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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