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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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