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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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