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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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