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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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