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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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