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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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