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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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