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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Korea, North to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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