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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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