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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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