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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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