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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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