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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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