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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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