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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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