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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. 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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