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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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