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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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