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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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