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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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