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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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