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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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