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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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