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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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