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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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