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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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