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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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