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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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