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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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