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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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