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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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