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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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