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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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