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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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