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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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