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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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