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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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