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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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