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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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