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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOCs? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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