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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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