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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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