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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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