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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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