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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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