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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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