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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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