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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important 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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