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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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