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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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