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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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