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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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