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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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