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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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