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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in classes 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 massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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