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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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