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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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