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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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