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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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