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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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