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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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