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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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