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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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