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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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