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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses