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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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