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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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