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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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