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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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