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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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