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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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