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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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