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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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