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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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