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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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