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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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