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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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