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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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