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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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