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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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