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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered 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. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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