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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

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MOOCS And Open Education