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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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