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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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