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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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