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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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