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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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