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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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