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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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