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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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