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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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