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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines 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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