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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing 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 considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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