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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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