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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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