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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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