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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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