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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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