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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

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