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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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