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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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