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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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