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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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