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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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