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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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