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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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