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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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