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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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