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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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