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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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