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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. 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. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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