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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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