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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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