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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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