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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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