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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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