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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)