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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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