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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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