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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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