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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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