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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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