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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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