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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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