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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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