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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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