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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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