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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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