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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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