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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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