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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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