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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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