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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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