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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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