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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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