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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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