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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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