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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key 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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