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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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