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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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