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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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