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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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