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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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