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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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