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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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