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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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