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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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