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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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