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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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