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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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