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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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