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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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