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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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