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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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