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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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