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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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