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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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