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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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