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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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