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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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