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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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