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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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