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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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