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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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