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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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