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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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