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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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