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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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