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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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