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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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