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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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