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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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