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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the 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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