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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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