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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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