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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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