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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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