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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers 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? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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