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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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