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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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