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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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