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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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