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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Croatia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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