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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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