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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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