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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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