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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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