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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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