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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor 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 commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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