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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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