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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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