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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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