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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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