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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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