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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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