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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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