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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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