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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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