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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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