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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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