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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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