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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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