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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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