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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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