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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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