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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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