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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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