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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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