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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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