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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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