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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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