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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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