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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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