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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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