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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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