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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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