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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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