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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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