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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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