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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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