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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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