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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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