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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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