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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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