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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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