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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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