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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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