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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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