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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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