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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. 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 usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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