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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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