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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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