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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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