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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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