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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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