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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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