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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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