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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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