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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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