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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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