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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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