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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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