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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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