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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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