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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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