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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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