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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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