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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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