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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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