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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes 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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