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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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