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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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