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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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