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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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