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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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