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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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