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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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