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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants 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 MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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