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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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