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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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