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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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