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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What 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 organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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