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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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