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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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