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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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