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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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