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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that teachers 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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