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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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