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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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