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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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