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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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