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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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