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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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