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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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