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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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