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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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