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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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