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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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