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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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