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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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