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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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