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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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