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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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