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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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