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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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