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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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