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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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