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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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