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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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