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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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