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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key 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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