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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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