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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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