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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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