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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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