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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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