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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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