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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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