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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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