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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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