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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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