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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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