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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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