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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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