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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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