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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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