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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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