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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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