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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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