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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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