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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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