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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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