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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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