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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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