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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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