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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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