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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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