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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major 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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