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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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