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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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