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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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