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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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