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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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