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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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