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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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