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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies 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 teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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