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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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