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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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