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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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