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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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