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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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