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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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