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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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