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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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