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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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