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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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