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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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