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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student 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 available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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