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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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