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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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