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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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