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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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