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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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