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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the major 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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