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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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