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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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