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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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