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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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