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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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