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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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