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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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