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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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