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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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