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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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