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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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