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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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