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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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