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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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