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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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