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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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