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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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