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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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