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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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