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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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