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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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