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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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