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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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