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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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