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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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