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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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