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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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