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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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