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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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