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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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