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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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