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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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