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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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