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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important 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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