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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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