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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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