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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators 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 evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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