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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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