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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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