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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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