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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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