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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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