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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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