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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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