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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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