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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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