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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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