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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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