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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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