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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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