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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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