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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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