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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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