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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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