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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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