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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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