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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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