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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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