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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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