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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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