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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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