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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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