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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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