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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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