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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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