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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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