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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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