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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key 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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