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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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