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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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