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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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